educating children Pink LegoRebekah Hebbert | 08 February 2012 |tags: childhood, feminism, playWhy are feminists throwing their toys out of the cot over a victory for girl power?  Beating the competitionCarolyn Moynihan | 03 February 2012 |tags: education crisis, family structure, US economyBusiness leaders are blaming the education system for the loss of jobs offshore. But aren’t they forgetting that other institution that turns out good workers?  What President Obama should tell us about bullyingIzzy Kalman | 24 January 2012 |tags: Barack Obama, bullyingEven though he was bullied as a child, he survived – and thrived.  Digital natives and their brave new worldThomas C. Reeves | 10 January 2012 |tags: Digital communicationsIs the smartphone generation getting smarter, or just more superficial? The debate continues.  Should China be our model in higher education?Thomas C. Reeves | 03 January 2012 |tags: China, higher educationThe notion that universities should teach only subjects which are useful and profitable is nonsense.  Is American higher education cheating students?Thomas C. Reeves | 29 November 2011 |tags: higher education, liberal artsThere are many surprises in a survey of what students actually learn at college. Some leading institutions get Ds.
 Time to question the war against bulliesIzzy Kalman | 21 October 2011 |tags: bullying, schools, zero toleranceOctober is bullying prevention month, but is the war on bullying just making things worse?  “I’m sorry I did not wait”Carolyn Moynihan | 19 October 2011 |tags: adolescence, sex education, sexual behaviourPressure and lack of self control lead teens in developing countries to regret sex, a new study shows.  Are character strengths enough?Kevin Ryan | 14 October 2011 |tags: character education, democracy, moral relativismTeaching virtues to school children is only one part of handing on our moral heritage.  A bicycle built for twoChristopher Blunt | 09 October 2011 |tags: cycling, fatherhoodHow a tandem bike brought my cycling career full circle.  It’s not all sweet for kids in SwedenDavid Quinn | 16 September 2011 |tags: consumerism, parenting, work-life balanceA UN report on British children makes Sweden sound like family heaven. Is it?  An agenda for the Silent GenerationKevin Ryan | 02 August 2011 |tags: democracy, education reform, young adultThere is no shortage of issues awaiting the attention of the under-40s.  Does religion rot teenagers’ brains?Denyse O'Leary | 25 July 2011 |tags: neuroscience, religionSome religion researchers are amazingly ignorant of religion.  Follow the moneyMark W. Leach | 22 July 2011 |tags: Down syndrome, prenatal screeningIs the elimination of children with Down syndrome the first sign of a new eugenics?  Another coffin nail for US public educationKevin Ryan | 11 July 2011 |tags: California, education, homosexualityCalifornia's new gay-friendly curriculum raises questions about the future of government-run schools.  Boredom busters and brain boostersMary Cooney | 28 June 2011 |tags: holiday, media, parenting, playTen tips on how to keep your kids happily busy during the summer holiday.  Yale and the Nanny StateKevin Ryan | 24 May 2011 |tags: education, sexism, YaleWhy has the Federal Government become involved in disciplining frat boy wannabees?  To Miss with LoveFrancis Phillips | 28 April 2011 |tags: education crisisA third of British teachers leave within their first term on the job. One who stayed explains why.  A steady hand for the tottering ideal of liberal educationMatthew J. Milliner | 19 April 2011 |tags: liberal arts, liberal educationMediaeval authors can offer a model of how true education works: virtue seeking truth through friendship.  Does teaching need to be this hard?Michael Kirke | 19 April 2011 |tags: education, teachers, UKTeachers at a British school went on strike earlier this month because their students were so unruly.  Bullying: the YouTube connectionMariette Ulrich | 28 March 2011 |tags: bullyingBecoming an internet sensation has its down side, as eighth grader Rebecca Black and her parents painfully learned.  The Western TalibanConstance Kong | 07 March 2011 |tags: Christianity, political correctnessLocal Ministries for the Promotion of Virtue and Suppression of Vice are hard at work. They have 2,000 years of rubbish to cleanse from society. Page 1 of 1 : |
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